Pep Guardiola is 'bald because he doesn't enjoy football', Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho allegedly claims
The Chelsea manager's comment comes after the pair allegedly clashed during last week's manager's meeting at UEFA's headquarters over the length of grass on pitches.
Continuing the feud, Mourinho is alleged to have said of his rival: 'When you enjoy what you do, you don't lose your hair, and Guardiola is bald. He doesn't enjoy football.'
The Daily Express claim the initial spat began when Guardiola insisted grass should be no longer than 1.5cm long in order to make the game quicker.
Mourinho reportedly responded: 'Everyone has his style of play, which should be respected. Football can be spectacular in several ways.'
Guardiola is said to have replied: 'The beauty of football depends on the coach. It seems to me that Mourinho prefers the result to the spectacle.'
The recent feud is the latest disagreement between the pair who had a heated rivalry during the days when Mourinho was in charge of Real Madrid and Guardiola was in the Barcelona hotseat.
FEEDBACK
Other news in this section
- 15.05.2026 [14:24]
Azerbaijani table tennis player claims bronze medal in Tashkent
- 14.05.2026 [11:49]
Azerbaijani Para-taekwondo fighter claims silver at European Championship
- 14.05.2026 [10:09]
Inter seals a long-awaited double with a 2-0 Italian Cup win over Lazio
- 14.05.2026 [09:48]
PSG clinch fifth straight Ligue 1 title
- 13.05.2026 [23:27]
Azerbaijani wrestler crowned European champion
Azerbaijan joins international economic forum in Kazan
- 14.05.2026 [21:04]
Shusha hosts 9th edition of “Kharibulbul” International Music Festival
- 14.05.2026 [20:49]
Exhibition of Azerbaijani carpets opens in Istanbul
- 14.05.2026 [20:47]
Swedish Global Bar Magazine highlights upcoming Baku-hosted WUF13 forum
- 14.05.2026 [20:45]
First General Assembly of Global South NGO Platform wraps up in Baku
- 14.05.2026 [20:08]
Top stories update
- 14.05.2026 [20:00]
South African portal reports on Azerbaijan hosting WUF13
- 14.05.2026 [19:51]
Azerbaijan mull increasing agricultural products import to Russia
- 14.05.2026 [19:43]
Azerbaijan Engineering Academy and Croatian Engineering Association sign MoU
- 14.05.2026 [19:35]
Pakistani PM receives Azerbaijani Justice Minister
- 14.05.2026 [19:21]
Investments in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas sector rise by up to 40%
- 14.05.2026 [19:19]
Azerbaijan participates in 72nd Meeting of UN Tourism Commission for Europe
- 14.05.2026 [19:09]
Baku Urban Week to host Voice of the City
- 14.05.2026 [18:53]
WUF13 Practices Hub to spotlight real-world housing solutions
- 14.05.2026 [18:47]
® Azercell enhances digital solutions for consumers and enterprises
- 14.05.2026 [18:39]
First General Assembly of Global South NGO Platform adopts final declaration
- 14.05.2026 [18:24]
Baku-Batumi daily flights to be launched
- 14.05.2026 [18:02]
“EFES-2026” exercise proceeds
- 14.05.2026 [17:52]
Patriarch Bartholomew: We applaud religious tolerance in Azerbaijan
- 14.05.2026 [17:01]
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources announces events for WUF13
- 14.05.2026 [16:55]
IDD releases spring 2026 edition of Baku Dialogues
- 14.05.2026 [16:15]
Jackie Chan to film “Armour of God IV” in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan
- 14.05.2026 [15:17]
Nationwide WUF13 Festival draws to a close
- 14.05.2026 [15:16]
® Store your data in a local cloud — Save on costs!
- 14.05.2026 [14:33]
Latvian PM announces resignation
- 14.05.2026 [14:10]
Oil flows through Strait of Hormuz fall nearly 30% in first quarter: EIA
- 14.05.2026 [13:53]
Azerbaijan and Türkiye discuss enhanced cooperation in religious sphere
- 14.05.2026 [13:44]
UN hails Azerbaijan's commitment to promote international cooperation
- 14.05.2026 [13:33]